H.M.S. Velox (1902)
From The Dreadnought Project
| H.M.S. Velox (1902) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.45 (1914) D.71 (Sep 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Parsons hull: Hawthorn Leslie[2] |
| Ordered: | Purchased 1901[3] |
| Laid down: | 10 Apr, 1901[4] |
| Launched: | 11 Feb, 1902[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1904[6] |
| Mined: | 1915[7] |
H.M.S. Velox was one of forty destroyers of the "C" class — a "30 knotter".
Service
In mid-1913, at Portsmouth.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Charles G. C. Sumner, 8 February, 1910.[9]
- Lieutenant & Commander John P. Gibbs, 21 October, 1912.[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernest E. Lowe, 9 March, 1914.[11]
- Lieutenant in Command (G) Charles D. Burney, 29 July, 1914.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 58.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 389.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 389
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 389.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 387.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 387a.
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